Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73
§12703 Purposes of Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act
Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 130— - NATIONAL AFFORDABLE HOUSING › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - GENERAL PROVISIONS AND POLICIES › § 12703
Summary
Helps people who don't own homes save for a down payment, keeps housing with federal help affordable for low‑income families, builds government‑private partnerships to produce affordable housing for low‑ and moderate‑income families, expands rental aid for very low‑income families, and increases supportive housing for people with special needs.
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Title 42, §12703
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The purposes of this Act are—
(1)to help families not owning a home to save for a down payment for the purchase of a home;
(2)to retain wherever feasible as housing affordable to low-income families those dwelling units produced for such purpose with Federal assistance;
(3)to extend and strengthen partnerships among all levels of government and the private sector, including for-profit and nonprofit organizations, in the production and operation of housing affordable to low-income and moderate-income families;
(4)to expand and improve Federal rental assistance for very low-income families; and
(5)to increase the supply of supportive housing, which combines structural features and services needed to enable persons with special needs to live with dignity and independence.
Legislative History
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References in Text
This Act, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 101–625, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4079, known as the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
Short Title
note set out under section 12701 of this title and Tables.
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Citation
42 U.S.C. § 12703
Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73